Cardiac repair by reprogramming of cardiac fibroblasts into cardiomyocytes
US9017661B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 22, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2770/00043
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention involves the use of transcription factors including Tbx5, Mef2C, Hand2, myocardin and Gata4 to reprogram cardiac fibroblasts into cardiomyocytes, both in vitro and in vivo. Such methods find particular use in the treatment of patients post-myocardial infarction to prevent or limit scarring and to promote myocardial repair.
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